Star Trek Into Darkness Synopsis Revealed

 

The New Crew of the Starship Enterprise

Paramount Pictures today revealed the synopsis for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness, opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on May 17, 2013.

MOVIE REVUE: What a Fright?!

 

Alright, I’ll be honest…I love horror movies, but the caliber of the genre has been declining steadily. I think that the only reason I held any hope for Fright Night was that it stars Colin Farrell. The lead-in music held up my hope, with a very dramatic horror-esque build.

MOVIE REVUE: Another Smurfin’ Cartoon Ruined by Hollywood

The Smurfs seemed like a good idea on the small screen thirty years ago. The little blue people, three apples high, have won my heart as one of the 1980’s kids who watched it on Saturday Morning. They filled my heart with laughter, kindness, and that warm fuzzy. The Smurfs cartoon will always be a timeless classic to me. Let’s us fast forward to 2010s. It is a time where the beloved cartoon goes where many cartoons have tried and failed before; the big screen.  Directed by Raja Gosnell, The Smurfs went to same road as Alvin & the Chipmunks, Garfield,  Scooby-Doo and countless others by taking a great
product from our childhood and turning it into a modern day/live action/CGI mess. Here is my smurfin’ review of this latest nauseating nostalgia move by Hollywood.

Comic-Con Part 2: Hall H – Movies and Television… sort of.

As mentioned before, this is not a professional press piece written by someone in the trenches, the stage-sides and the red carpets with the photographers, the bloggers and the paparazzi.  This is purely a piece about one person’s experience at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) International 2011.  There are no “scoops” here; there are no startling revelations; there are no one-on-one interviews with anyone; there are no photographs from any exclusive parties, as I’m just not cool.  At all.
Please note: my family and I did not have entry passes for Saturday, owing to SDCC’s somewhat flawed (if not controversial) online ticket-buying procedure this year.
And now, Part 2 of the Comic-Con diary entry:  Hall H: Movie Studios and More.

MOVIE REVUE – Leave it to Mel Gibson in The Beaver

 

I must admit, though I prefer heading into movies with only the freshest of perspectives, the little I read about Jodie Foster’s latest directorial effort dashed my hopes a bit. The opinions I allowed to taint my palate weren’t horrid, but the consensus was that while Mel excelled, it did little to elevate the script, direction and overall quality of the film. Well they could not have been more wrong. This is not a return to form for Gibson, his skill and talent never left; rather a return to seeing him after being absent to sort out issues in his personal life.

MOVIE REVUE: Terminator Salvation breathes New Life

The Terminator is Back!

Marcus Wright, a death row inmate, is about to die when he is visited by a physician dying of cancer. She offers him a second chance of life if he donates his body to science. He was skeptical at first but decides to taste death and signs his life away.